Local News

Nightly light show to usher in 2021 in Banbury The countdown to 2021 has begun with the latest seasonal film debuting in Cornhill.   The New Year themed light show is being projected onto the Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Cornhill nightly through the New Year period. The show will be visible from dusk until late […]

Cyclist shouted and sworn at by driver who followed her along the Southam Road A female cyclist was knocked off her bike by a motorist in an assault just outside Great Bourton on Sunday evening.   Following the incident the woman needed hospital treatment for a cut to her ankle, which required stitches. Initially the car […]

Victim and witnesses give chase as man tries to flee the scene after stabbing A 34 year old man was stabbed in the Castle Quay shopping centre during an argument on Christmas Eve.   The incident took place outside the USC shop at about 1.45pm. During a verbal altercation involving two men the victim sustained a […]

Mill Arts Centre amongst properties affected by flood water Christmas Eve flooding is causing problems in a number of places around the Banbury FM area.   The Mill Arts Centre has been forced to cancel today’s performance of Snow Play.   The new supermarket development on the site of the old Spiceball Sports Centre is currently surrounded […]

“We never take these decisions lightly, however we have a duty to protect our patients and our staff” The rules for visiting patients in hospital have changed due to rising levels of COVID-19 cases.   From today no inpatient visitors will be allowed at the Horton General Hospital, or other Oxford University Hospitals trust sites, although […]

District Council says we currently have the highest number of cases in Oxfordshire Cherwell District Council says that steep rises in COVID-19 cases in north Oxfordshire prompted the government to place the district into the new tier 4 level of restrictions from Boxing Day.  The Cherwell district currently has the highest number of cases in […]

Midnight Mass and the Christmas Day service won’t happen this year as the church acts to protect worshippers and volunteers There won’t be any services at St Mary’s Church in Banbury this Christmas.   The church says it has suspended communal worship and closed the building to private prayer in the face of rising COVID-19 cases […]

Matt Hancock MP announces higher alert level coming into force immediately after Christmas Day The Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, this afternoon announced that Oxfordshire will move to Tier 4 – the highest COVID-19 tier – from Boxing Day.   The county is currently in Tier 2. Mr Hancock said that COVID-19 cases had […]

Local theatre group find a way to bring their popular Christmas show to families in their own homes Voices Across Time, the popular Local theatre group, will be bringing their Christmas show direct to you at your place this evening.   But Once A Year will be streamed at 6pm. The Voices Across Time team combine […]

Police appeal for witnesses to a Sunday afternoon collision A motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Banbury on a Sunday afternoon earlier this month.   The rider of the motorbike required hospital treatment. The incident happened on Lower Cherwell Street at around 4.20pm on Sunday 13 […]